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Devotion unites students of all ages on Saraswati Puja in Kolkata

From homes to schools and colleges, people mark Basant Panchami with rituals, fun and bonhomie

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 05.02.22, 04:37 PM
The idol of goddess Saraswati at National High School for Girls in south Kolkata looks resplendent in a South Indian avatar sculpted by Dipankar Paul of Kumartuli. “This year, the idol is seated on the ‘annapakshi’. The sound of the veena represents creativity, the parrot is associated with speech and the ‘japa mala’ represents the powerful sound of mantras. The combined power of all of these becomes the power of knowledge,” explained Rama Subramanian, the principal of NHS Sarat Bose Road branch.
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The idol of goddess Saraswati at National High School for Girls in south Kolkata looks resplendent in a South Indian avatar sculpted by Dipankar Paul of Kumartuli. “This year, the idol is seated on the ‘annapakshi’. The sound of the veena represents creativity, the parrot is associated with speech and the ‘japa mala’ represents the powerful sound of mantras. The combined power of all of these becomes the power of knowledge,” explained Rama Subramanian, the principal of NHS Sarat Bose Road branch.

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An elderly teaches the first alphabets to a child on a Tab and a traditional slate in a ceremony called ‘haate khori’ during Saraswati Puja celebrations at a north Kolkata residence.
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An elderly teaches the first alphabets to a child on a Tab and a traditional slate in a ceremony called ‘haate khori’ during Saraswati Puja celebrations at a north Kolkata residence.

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Two young devotees offer puja to goddess Saraswati at Nrityangayan Dance School at Baguiati in northeast Kolkata.
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Two young devotees offer puja to goddess Saraswati at Nrityangayan Dance School at Baguiati in northeast Kolkata.

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Students of Maharani Kasiswari College near Shyambazar in north Kolkata flaunt traditional attire and strike a pose in front of a Saraswati idol.
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Students of Maharani Kasiswari College near Shyambazar in north Kolkata flaunt traditional attire and strike a pose in front of a Saraswati idol.

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Teachers of a school in south Kolkata draw an intricate ‘kolam’ at the venue of the Saraswati Puja.
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Teachers of a school in south Kolkata draw an intricate ‘kolam’ at the venue of the Saraswati Puja.

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Students of Maharaja Manindra Chandra College string together artificial flowers into garlands for decorating the goddess and the venue of the puja.
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Students of Maharaja Manindra Chandra College string together artificial flowers into garlands for decorating the goddess and the venue of the puja.

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